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Welcome to Strauss ...

Strauss is located in Labette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strauss, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Strauss is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Strauss lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Strauss: 620

Communities Also Named Strauss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Strauss - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strauss.

Communities near Strauss ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strauss.

  • Parsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Oswego
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Altamont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Weir
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Saint Paul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Scammon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Strauss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strauss.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strauss. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strauss.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strauss. See our Newspapers Page for Strauss.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strauss ...

Looking for more information about Strauss? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Strauss, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Strauss.

Adding Strauss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strauss in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Strauss was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strauss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strauss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.